EP2598230A1 - Jet engine with carbon capture - Google Patents
Jet engine with carbon captureInfo
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- EP2598230A1 EP2598230A1 EP11741428.4A EP11741428A EP2598230A1 EP 2598230 A1 EP2598230 A1 EP 2598230A1 EP 11741428 A EP11741428 A EP 11741428A EP 2598230 A1 EP2598230 A1 EP 2598230A1
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to the field of CO2 capture from: CO2
- the invention relates to
- Fuel conversion where hydrocarbon fuels are converted (reformed) to hydrogen and CO2. GO2 is separated from the hydrogen and deposited safely whereas the hydrogen is used as fuel.
- WO 2DQ /QCH 301 A (SARGAS AS) 31 , 12.2003 , describes a plant where carbonaceous fuel is combusted under an elevated pressure, where the 2/22 P3866NO00 combustion gases are cooled inside the combustion chamber by
- Combusifon of the carbonaceous fuel under elevated pressure and cooling of the pressurized combustion gases from the combustion chamber reduces the volume of the flue gas, relative to similar amounts of flue gas at atmospheric pressure. Additionally, the elevated pressure and cooling of the combustion process makes a substantially stoichiometric combustion possible.
- a substantially stoichiometric combustion giving a residua! content of oxygen of ⁇ 5% by volume, such as ⁇ 4% by volume or ⁇ 3% by volume reduces the mass flow of air required for a specified power production.
- the elevated pressure in combination with the reduced mass flow of air results in a substantia! reduction of the tota! volume of the exhaust gas to be treated.
- WO 99/48709 A (Norsk Hydro AS), 24.08.2000, relates to a power plant comprising a main power and secondar power system.
- the main power system is a combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine and a steam turbine where steam is generated by cooling the exhaust gas leaving the gas turbine.
- the cooled and expanded exhaust gas is then introduced into the secondary power system where the exhaust gas is compressed and again cooled before the compressed exhaust gas is introduced into an amine based CO2 capture plant where the exhaust gas is separated in a CO2 stream that is exported from the plant, and a CO2 3/22 P3866NO00 depleted stream that is reheated before the gas is expanded over a turbine for generation of electrical power before the expanded CO2 depleted exhaust gas is released into the surroundings.
- the volume of the exhaust gas to be treated is substantially reduced, although not to the degree obtainable by substantially stoichiometric combustion.
- the partial pressure of CO2 of the exhaust gas is increased, which again increases the efficiency of the CO2 capture in the absorption unit of the CO2 capture plant.
- the CO2 capture process is an energy consuming process substantially reducing the overall efficiency of the powe plant. Substantially effort has been made to reduce the energy, or heat loss, caused by the CO2 capture process, as the energy loss is of great economical interest. This energy loss is an important bar for implementing C0 2 capture, and a reduction of the energy loss is therefore important for making CO2 capture
- the present invention relates to a method for producing electrical power and capture CO2, where gaseous fuel and a oxygen containing gas are introduced into a gas turbine to produce electrical power and an exhaust gas, where the exhaust gas withdrawn from the gas turbine Is cooled by production of steam in a boiler, and where cooled exhaust gas is introduced into a CO2 capture plant for capturing CO2 from the cooled exhaust gas Ieaving the boiler by an absorption / desorption process, before the treated CO2 lean exhaust gas is released into the surroundings and the captured CC3 ⁇ 4 is exported from the plant, wherein the exhaust gas leaving the gas turbine has a pressure of 3 to 15 bara, that the exhaust gas Is expanded to atmospheric pressure after Ieaving the CO2 capture plant.
- the volume of the exhaust gas is higher and the pressure is higher than in a plant operating at substantially atmospheric pressure, without the need for costly flue gas re-compression.
- the lower volume and higher pressure gives several 4/22 P3866NO00 advantages.
- the reduced volume of the gas reduces the size requirement for the carbon capture equipment.
- the higher pressure of the exhaust gas increases the partial pressure of CO2 and increases the efficiency and speed of the absorption process and thus the CO2 capture.
- the higher pressure also makes it possible, in an efficient way, to use hot potassium carbonate based absorbents. Hot potassium carbonate based absorbents are stable and non-volatile and therefore environmentally friendly / acceptable in contrast to the different amines or ammonium carbonate absorbents that are used / have been proposed for carbon capture plants.
- the turbine is 6 to 12 bara.
- the pressure is a compromise between the preferred pressure for the carbon capture and the required expansion in the gas turbine to give power for the gas turbine compressor and a temperature of the expanded gas that may be cooled further In the boiler.
- NOx in the exhaust gas is removed or substantially reduced after the exhaust gas is leaving the boiler, and before introduction into an absorber in the CO2 capture plant, introduction of a unit for NOx removal / reduction both reduces the emission of NOx from the power plant as such, and avoids problems with NOx in the carbon capture part of the plant,
- the exhaust gas leaving the boiler is further cooled by heat exchanging against CO2 lean exhaust gas leaving the absorber; and wherein the GO2 lean exhaust gas thereafter is expanded over a turbine.
- the heat exchanging of the exhaust gas to be introduced into the absorber against the CO2 lean exhaust gas leaving the absorber reduces the temperature of the exhaust gas to be introduced into the absorber, which is an advantage for the absorption in the stripper.
- heating of the lean exhaust gas to be expanded over the turbine for expansion of lean exhaust gas adds energy to the gas to be expanded and thus the energy output from the turbine.
- the present invention relates to a combined cycle power plant with GG2 capture, comprising a gas turbine, a boiler for cooling of the exhaust gas leaving the gas turbine by generation of steam 5/22 P3866NO00 in heat tubes, a steam turbine cycle to produce electric power from the steam generated in the boiler, and a CO2 capture plant comprising an absorber adopted to bring an aqueous absorbent in eountercunrent flow to the exhaust gas to give CO2 Sean exhaust gas and a CO2 rich absorbent, an lean exhaust line for withdrawal of the Sean exhaust gas from the absorber, a rich absorbent line for withdrawing rich absorbent from the absorber and introducing the rich absorbent into a stripper for regeneration of the absorbent, a CO2 withdrawal line for withdrawal of a CO2 rich stream from the stripper, and a lean absorbent line for withdrawing regenerated, or Sean, absorbent from the stripper and introducing the lean absorbent into the absorber, wherein the gas turbine is configured for partial expansion of the exhaust
- Fig, 1 is a principle drawing of a first embodiment of gas fired power plant according to the present invention
- Fig. 2 is a principle drawing of a second embodiment according to the present invention.
- Fig. 3 is principle drawing of a third embodiment according to the present invention.
- Fig. 4 is a principie drawing of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 1 is a representation illustrating the basic concept of the present
- the tiiustrated plant comprises three main parts, a gas turbine 1 , a steam turbine unit 2, and a CO2 capture plant 3.
- Air is introduced via an air line 10 into a compressor 11 , 11' with an
- intercooler 100 between the stages.
- the compressor may also be operated without intercooler 100.
- Compressed air is led via a line 12 and 6/22 P3866NO00 mixed with gas, such as natural gas, that is introduced in a fuel Sine 14 into a combustion chamber 13 where the gas is combusted under an elevated pressure.
- gas such as natural gas
- the pressure in the combustion chamber is in the range above 20 bar absolute, hereinafter abbreviated bara. High pressure up to above 40 bara is preferred.
- the combustion gas is withdrawn through a compressed exhaust tine 15 and is introduced into a turbine 16, where the gas is partially expanded, from the pressure in the combustion chamber to a pressure of 3 to 15 bara, such as typically 6 to 12 bara.
- the turbine 16 is connected to a generator 17 via an axle 18, for
- the pressure at the outlet from turbine 16 should be as high as possible. This is achieved when the power from turbine 16 is just sufficient to drive compressor 11. In this case, the power from generator 17 will be smalt or zero. In this case, generator 17 may be removed.
- the axle 18 is illustrated as one common axle for the compressor 11 , turbine 16 and generator 17, but the skilled man will understand that special designs, not shown on the drawing, such as two axles, may be preferred to reduce the problem caused by imbalance at the axle due to the different flow in the
- Exhaust line 19 may be a double pipe where the outer pipe is insulated and kept at a relatively low temperature such as 300 t 40G a C, the annu!us between the pipes is pressurized with a flowing gas such as air with a temperature of not more than 300 to 400 e C, and the inner pipe is used for the hot exhaust gas.
- Boiler 20 may consist of a pressure container which is kept at a relatively Sow temperature, such as 300 to 400°C for structural integrity, and an internal enclosure where the hot exhaust gas is brought in contact with the heat tubes 21.
- the low temperature of the pressure shell may be achieved by flowing air or a cold gas between the pressure shell and the internal heat tube enclosure, and / or by cooling the internal heat tube enclosure with water.
- Steam is withdrawn from the boiler 20 though steam line 22, and is introduced into a steam turbine 23.
- the steam turbine 23 Is connected to a second generator 24 for generation of electrical power.
- Expanded steam is withdraw from the steam generator 23 via an expanded steam line 25 and Is cooied in a cooler 26 to ascertain that the steam is condensed.
- a circulation pump 27 is provided to pump the condensed steam, or water, through a water line 28 and back to the heat tubes 21 in the holier 20.
- Partiy expanded and partly cooled exhaust gas, at a temperature between 250 and 450 C is withdrawn from the boiler through Sine 29.
- a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) unit 30 therefore arranged 8/22 P3866NO00 downstream of the boiler 20, Urea or NHs is introduced into the SCR unit and reacted with NOx over a catalyst for removal of NQx according to known technology.
- the temperature in the SCR unit is preferably between 250 and 450 °C .
- Preferred operation temperature for a SGR unit is about 350 °C.
- the SCR unit may be combined with a catalyst to oxidize CO to CG2.
- the first heat exchanger 40 is a flue gas cooling unit for cooling of the exhaust gas to below 250°C.
- the second Illustrated cooling unit 41 is illustrated as a countercurrent scrubber, or combined direct contact cooler and polishing unit, which is the preferred cooler as it both cools and saturates the exhaust gas with water, and removes residual contaminants such as NOx and ammonia slip from the flue gas.
- Cooling water is introduced into the cooler 41 through recirculation pipe 42 into the cooler 41 above a contact zone 43 and brought in counter-current flow to exhaust gas that is introduced into the cooler 41 below the contact zone. Water is collected at the bottom of the cooler 41 and recycled through the recirculation pipe 42.
- Recirculation pipe 42 may be routed via a heat exchanger to remove excess heat, such that the fluid flowing to the top of contact zone 43 is colder than at the bottom of the contact zone.
- Recirculation pip 42 may a!ematively be routed directly to the top of countercurrent scrubber 51 , where it is cooled by contact with relatively dry gas from CG2 absorber column 45, via line 49, Cooling occurs because some water is vaporized into the relatively dry gas.
- Circulation pipe 52 is then routed to the top of countercurrent scrubber 43. In this way, the flue gas temperature may be adjusted as required for the CO2 absorber,
- Cooled exhaust gas is withdrawn from the cooler 41 through a cleaned exhaust gas line 44 and is introduced into the lower part of an absorber column 45 where the exhaust gas is brought In counter-current flo with an aqueous absorbent in one or more contact zone(s) 46 inside the absorber.
- the aqueous absorbent is introduced into the absorber above the upper contact zone through a lean absorbent line 47.
- CO 2 in the exhaust gas is absorbed by the absorbent inside the absorber to give a CO2 !aden, or rich, absorbent that is withdrawn from the bottom of the absorber 45 through a rich absorbent tine 48.
- the pressure in the absorber is slightly lower than the pressure in the
- the pressure drop is as smalt as possible as it is preferred that the pressure in the absorber is as high as possible.
- the pressure drop from dier 20 to the absorber 45 is therefore preferably less than 1 bar, and preferably less than 0.5 such as 0.2 to 0.3 bar. This corresponds to a pressure in the absorber from 4.5 to 14.8 bara.
- the aqueous absorbent used in the absorber may be an amine solution, an amino acid solution, an ammonium carbonate solution or, preferably, an oxygen tolerant hot aqueous potassium carbonate based solution.
- the hot aqueous potassium carbonate based solution Preferably the hot aqueous potassium carbonate based solution
- Potassium carbonate based absorbent wit inorganic additives, are preferred as absorbent due to zero volatility and excellent chemical stability, in particular in the C02 absorber which treats flue gas with high partial pressure of oxygen.
- Oxygen will degrade alternative absorbents, such as virtually all organic aqueous solutions including amines, amino acids etc, at the concentrations and the temperatures of 10/22 P3866NO00 the absorber and desorber, Degradation of the absorbent will add several problems and cost elements to the operations of the plant, including additional cost of separating degraded absorbent form the bulk of the absorbent, replacing degraded absorbent and waste handling.
- Degradation of absorbent may also give gaseous degradation products that may be discharged together with the GC3 ⁇ 4 depleted exhaust gas.
- Lean exhaust gas is withdrawn at the top of the absorber 45 through a lean exhaust gas Sine 49 and is introduced into a washing section 50 where the lean exhaust gas is brought in countercurrent flow against washing water in a contact section 51. Washing water is collected at the bottom of the washing section through a washing water recycle line 52 and is re-introduced into the washing section above the contact section 51. Cooling in line 52 may condense water vapour from the exhaust gas, and thus preserve water.
- heating will vaporize water, Increasing the heat capacity and volume of the lean exhaust gas, and thus increasing the power produced in expander 54. Heating may be accomplished by introducing hot water from countercurrent scrubber 41 to the top of countercurrent scrubber 50, by re-directing circulation line 42 to the top of countercurrent scrubber 50, and returning the water to countercurrent scrubber 41 via Sine 52 which is then connected to the top of
- the thus heated and treated exhaust gas is then introduced into a gas turbine 54 where the gas is expanded to produce electrical power in a generator 55. Expanded gas is withdrawn through an expanded exhaust gas pipe 56 and is released info the atmosphere.
- the skilled person will 11/22 F3866NO0D understand thai residual heat in the expanded gas may be used in the steam cycle such as pre-heating of boiler water in Sine 28, for the production of additional steam to the steam turbine, or for heating water flowing to the top of countercurrent scrubber SO,
- Rich absorbent i.e. absorbent lade with CC1 ⁇ 2 is collected: at th bottom of the absorber 45 and is withdrawn there from through the rich absorbent pipe 48, as described above.
- An oxygen reduction unit 73 is preferably arranged in the rich absorbent tine 48 to remove or substantially reduce the oxygen content of the rich absorbent before introduction into stripping column 81.
- the oxygen reduction unit is provided to reduce the oxygen content of the rich absorbent to avoid an oxygen content in the captured C02 that is too high for the intended use of the CC3 ⁇ 4. tn most oii fields, CO2 having a too high oxygen content will not be accepted for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), which at short term will be the most probabie large scale use for captured C0 2 .
- EOR enhanced oil recovery
- the oxygen reduction unit may be a flash tank, where oxygen is removed from the rich absorbent by flashing over a pressure reduction valve 72. More preferably, the oxygen reduction unit 73 is a stripping unit where oxygen is removed by means of a stripping gas, most preferably nitrogen, but other inert gases such as CO2, may also be used.
- a stripping gas most preferably nitrogen, but other inert gases such as CO2, may also be used.
- the pressure in the oxygen reduction unit 73 is lower than the pressure in the absorber 46 to release oxygen.
- the pressure in the oxygen removal unit is, however, higher than the partial pressure of CO2 in the exhaust gas introduced into the absorber through line 44, to avoid that a substantial part of the CO2 in the rich absorbent is stripped of together with the oxygen.
- the pressure in the oxygen reduction unit is between 2 and 3 bara.
- the stripped of oxygen and any stripping gas Is withdrawn through a stripper line 74 for further treatment.
- One or more contact section(s) 62 is/are arranged in the stripping column 61.
- the rich absorbent is introduced above the upper contact section of the stripper, and countercurrent to steam introduced below the lowest contact section.
- Low partial pressure of CO2 in the stripper which is the result of Sow pressure and dilution of CO2 in the stripper, causes the equilibrium in the reaction (1) above to be shifted towards left and CC3 ⁇ 4 to be released from the absorbent.
- Lean absorbent is collected at the bottom of the stripping column 61 and is withdrawn through a lean absorbent pipe 63.
- the lean absorbent pipe 63 is split in two, a lean absorbent reboiler pipe 64 that is heated in a reboiler 66 to give stea that is introduced as stripping gas into the stripping column through a steam line 67, and a lean absorbent recycle Sine 65 in which lean absorbent is recycled into the absorber 45.
- a flash valve 68 followed by a flash tank 69 is provided in the Sean
- absorbent recycle line 65 to flash the lean absorbent.
- the gaseous phase is withdrawn from the flash tank 69 by means of a compressor 70.
- the compressed and thus heated gaseous phase is introduced into the stripping column 61 as addltiona! stripping steam.
- the liquid phase in the stripping tank 69 is withdrawn and pumped by means of a pump 71 to boost the pressure thereof before the Siquid phase is introduced into the absorber 45 via Sine 47 as Sean absorbent.
- a washing section comprising a contact section 80 and a collector piate 81 arranged below the washing section is arranged at the top section of the stripping column 61. Gas leaving the top of the (upper) contact section 62 flows through the collector piate and through the contact section 80 before being withdrawn through a CO2 withdrawal pipe 82 at the top of the stripping column 61 ,
- Washing and cooling water is introduced over the washing section 80
- a 13/22 P3866NO00 circulation pump 85 is provided in Sine 84 to boost the pressure and facilitate the flow of the heated water before it is flashed in a flash valve 86 and introduced into a flash tank 87 to be separated in a liquid phase and a gaseous phase. Increased energy content and higher temperature of the water in wash water Sine 84 will reduce the required power for compressor 90.
- the wash water in line 84 may therefore be routed to utilize suitable Sow temperature waste heat after it exits collector plate 81 , but before li enters flash valve 86.
- waste heat sources may include intercoolers used in the C02 compressor train 95, waste heat from intercooler 100 and waste heat from direct contact cooler 41.
- CO2 and residua! steam are collected at the top of the stripping column through a CQz withdrawal pipe 82.
- the steam and CO2 in pipe 82 is cooled in a cooler 93 and introduced into a flash tank 94, Water is collected in the bottom of the flash tank 94 and is Introduced into the water return line 83 as washing water.
- a water balance pipe 95 may be provided to add or remove water to pipe 83, to balance the circulating amount of water.
- Figure 1 shows a relatively simplified and schematic overview of the water balance in this system. In practice, maintaining water balance in the COs system is very important and may be more complex.
- appropriate amounts of the liquid from flash tank 94 may be routed directly to the top of contact sections 62 in stripping column 61 , to the top of contact sections 46 in absorber column 45, and or to the top of contact section 51 in washing section 50.
- the gaseous phase in the flash tank 94 is withdrawn and is compressed by means of a compressor 95 befor the gas is further treated to give dry and compressed CO2 that is exported from the plant for useful applications or for deposiiion.
- a compressor 95 befor the gas is further treated to give dry and compressed CO2 that is exported from the plant for useful applications or for deposiiion.
- the skilled man wiS! understand that several compressor stages and a dehydration unit may be needed, depending on the required C02 purity and delivery pressure.
- FIG. 2 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the present invention where an optional fuei gas line 101 is provided to suppiy fuel to the boi!er 20, which is modified by introduction of one or more burners.
- the fuel can be gas, oil coal bio or other fuel.
- the specific boiler design used will depend on the fuel. In the following description, gas fuel is assumed.
- boiler 20 wili first cooi the flue gas from line 19 to a temperature suitable for extra firing using the fuel gas, by heat exchange with steam coti 21.
- the gas is cooled to a temperature in the range 350 to 500°C, determined by the requirement for a stable flame when firing the partially oxygen depleted flue gas from line 19, where highe temperature is better, and by the objective to minimize NO formation, where lower temperature ss better.
- the fiue gas in line 19 contain between 2 and 13 % oxygen by volume.
- the residual oxygen is reduced to below &% by volume, preferred below 4% by volume, and even more preferred 3% by volume or less.
- Energy from this firing is transferred to steam coii 21 , thus cooling the flue gas to between 250 and 450°C. This extra firing gives some very important effects. Steam turbine 23 will produce much more energy.
- the partial pressure of COa in th flue gas from boiler 20 wiS! increase significantly, greatly simplifying the CO2 capture in capture system 3.
- the residual oxygen in the flue gas is much reduced, reducing the amount of oxygen dissolved in the rich CO2 absorbent from CO2 absorber 45, and thus limiting the amount of oxygen that escapes into the CO2 product.
- the oxygen reduction unit 73 may be omitted.
- the amount of water vapour in the flue gas from boiler 20 increases, 15/22 P3866NO00 increasing the water condensation temperature in the f!ue gas, and thus tncreasing the amount and temperature of the energy available from cooler 41.
- Table 1 below is an illustration on the input and output from an exemplary plant according to the present invention to illustrate the total efficiency obtained by the present solution.
- Table 1 refers to Figure 1 , without extra firing in boiler 20 from a fuel gas line 101 ,
- Fuel gas HHV kJ/kg Higher heating value includes condensation heat 53140 of water vapor formed in combustion
- Firing rate MW Gas turbine combustor, 12.4 moie% oxygen in flue 220.6 LHV gas.
- Expander 54 MW Expanding purified flue gas 45.8
- Table 2 below shows the feed gas to the CO2 absorber for the exemplary plant shown in Table 1.
- the partial pressure of CO2 which is about 0.3 bara. Although much higher than for gas turbine flue gas at atmospheric pressure, this is relatively low for hot potassium carbonate based CO2 capture, where partial pressure of 0.5 bara or higher is preferred. Such Sow partial pressure may result in somewhat lower CO2 capture rate than the desired 90%.
- Note also the actual volume flow of gas which is very tow for a 108 IvJW system, enabiing the use of a relatively small diameter CO2 capture column.
- Table 3 below is an illustration of the input and output from an exemplary plant according to the present invention to illustrate the total efficiency obtained by the present solution.
- Table 3 refers to Figure 2, with fuel line 101 , which includes extra firing in boiler 20.
- Fuel gas HHV kJ/kg Higher heating value includes condensation heat 53140 of water vapour formed in combustion
- Firing rate MW Gas turbine combustor plus co-firing, 2,5mole% 526.1 LHV oxygen in flue gas.
- Expander 54 MW Expanding purified flue gas. 45.5
- COs plant MW Includes pumps and heat pumps 8,9 parasitic
- Table 4 below shows the feed gas to the CO2 absorber for the exemplary plant shown in Table 3.
- the partial pressure of CO2 which is about 0.7 bara. This is within the normal range for hot potassium carbonate based CO2 capture, where partial pressure of 0.5 bara or higher is preferred.
- Note also the actual volume flow of gas which is about the same as in Table 2, although the power production is more than doubled.
- the thermal efficiency which is very high in Table 1, with both C ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 capture and compression included, is only slightly reduced with the extra firing. Significantly, the mole fraction of oxygen in the flue gas to the CO2 absorber is much reduced.
- Figure 3 illustrates an embodiment based on the embodiment of figure 1 , where the gas in the treated exhaust pipe 53 after being heated in the heat exchanger 40, is further heated in heating coils 53' provided in the boiler 20, before the gas is expanded over the turbine 54. This additional heatsng of the CO2 iean exhaust gas increases the output from the turbine 54 with connected generator 55.
- Figure 4 illustrates still a different embodiment of the present invention, where both the additional features of the embodiments of figures 2 and 3 are included. Additional fuel is introduced into the boi!er 20 via a fue! Sine 101 , as described for figure 2. Additionally, a heat coil 53' as described with reference to figure 3, is provided to further heat the CO2 lean exhaust gas before expansion over turbine 53.
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Abstract
A method for producing electrical power and capture CO2, where gaseous fuel and an oxygen containing gas are introduced into a gas turbine to produce electrical power and an exhaust gas, where the exhaust gas withdrawn from the gas turbine is cooled by production of steam in a boiler (20), and where cooled exhaust gas is introduced into a CO2 capture plant for capturing CO2 from the cooled exhaust gas leaving the boiler (20) by an absorption / desorption process, before the treated CO2 lean exhaust gas is released into the surroundings and the captured CO2 is exported from the plant, where the exhaust gas leaving the gas turbine has a pressure of 3 to 15 bara, and the exhaust gas is expanded to atmospheric pressure after leaving the C02 capture plant. A plant for carrying out the method is also described.
Description
1/22 P3866NO00
Jet engine with carbon capture
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of CO2 capture from: CO2
containing gases, such as exhaust gases from combustion of
carbonaceous fuels. More specifically, the invention relates to
improvements to a gas fired power combined cycle power plant including CO2 captur having a higher electrical efficiency compared to earlier proposed solutions.
Background Art
[0002] The release of GO2 from combustion of carbonaceous fuels, and most specifically fossil fuels is of great concern due to the greenhouse effect of CO2 in the atmosphere. One approach to obtain reduction of CO2 emission into the atmosphere is CO2 capture from the exhaust gases from
combustion of carbonaceous fuels and safe deposition of the captured COa, The last decade or so a plurality of solutions for CO2 capture have been suggested.
[0003] The technologies proposed for CO2 capture may be categorized in three main groups:
1. CO2 absorption - where exhaust gas is reverslb!y absorbed from the exhaust gas to leave a CO2 lean exhaust gas and the absorbent is regenerated to give CO2 that is treated further and deposited.
2. Fuel conversion - where hydrocarbon fuels are converted (reformed) to hydrogen and CO2. GO2 is separated from the hydrogen and deposited safely whereas the hydrogen is used as fuel.
3. Oxyfuel - where the carbonaceous fuel is combusted in the presence of oxygen that has been separated from air. Substituting oxygen for air leaves an exhaust gas mainly comprising CO2 and steam which may be separated by cooling and flashing,
[0004] WO 2DQ /QCH 301 A (SARGAS AS) 31 , 12.2003 , describes a plant where carbonaceous fuel is combusted under an elevated pressure, where the
2/22 P3866NO00 combustion gases are cooled inside the combustion chamber by
generation of steam in steam tubes in the combustion chamber, and where CO2 is separated from the combustion gas by absorption / desorptio'n to give a lean combustion gas and CG2 for deposition, and where the Sean combustion gas thereafter is expanded over a gas turbine.
[0005] 200 107209 A (SA GAS AS) 12, 0.2006 describes a coal fired pressurized fiuidized bed combustion plant including improvements in the fuel injection and exhaust gas pre-treatment
[0006] Combusifon of the carbonaceous fuel under elevated pressure and cooling of the pressurized combustion gases from the combustion chamber reduces the volume of the flue gas, relative to similar amounts of flue gas at atmospheric pressure. Additionally, the elevated pressure and cooling of the combustion process makes a substantially stoichiometric combustion possible. A substantially stoichiometric combustion giving a residua! content of oxygen of < 5% by volume, such as <4% by volume or <3% by volume, reduces the mass flow of air required for a specified power production. The elevated pressure in combination with the reduced mass flow of air results in a substantia! reduction of the tota! volume of the exhaust gas to be treated. Additionally, this results in substantial increase in the concentration and partial pressure of CO2 in the flue gas, greatly simplifying the apparatus and reducing the energy required to capture CO2. Furthermore, the low residua! content of oxygen gives less oxygen in the CO2 product, which is important for applications of the CO2 such as for increased oil recovery from oil wells.
[0007] WO 99/48709 A, (Norsk Hydro AS), 24.08.2000, relates to a power plant comprising a main power and secondar power system. The main power system is a combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine and a steam turbine where steam is generated by cooling the exhaust gas leaving the gas turbine. The cooled and expanded exhaust gas is then introduced into the secondary power system where the exhaust gas is compressed and again cooled before the compressed exhaust gas is introduced into an amine based CO2 capture plant where the exhaust gas is separated in a CO2 stream that is exported from the plant, and a CO2
3/22 P3866NO00 depleted stream that is reheated before the gas is expanded over a turbine for generation of electrical power before the expanded CO2 depleted exhaust gas is released into the surroundings. By recompressing the exhaust gas after leaving the combined cycle power plant, the volume of the exhaust gas to be treated is substantially reduced, although not to the degree obtainable by substantially stoichiometric combustion.
Additionally, the partial pressure of CO2 of the exhaust gas is increased, which again increases the efficiency of the CO2 capture in the absorption unit of the CO2 capture plant.
[0008] The CO2 capture process is an energy consuming process substantially reducing the overall efficiency of the powe plant. Substantially effort has been made to reduce the energy, or heat loss, caused by the CO2 capture process, as the energy loss is of great economical interest. This energy loss is an important bar for implementing C02 capture, and a reduction of the energy loss is therefore important for making CO2 capture
economically possible.
Summary of invention
[0009] According to a first aspect, the present invention relates to a method for producing electrical power and capture CO2, where gaseous fuel and a oxygen containing gas are introduced into a gas turbine to produce electrical power and an exhaust gas, where the exhaust gas withdrawn from the gas turbine Is cooled by production of steam in a boiler, and where cooled exhaust gas is introduced into a CO2 capture plant for capturing CO2 from the cooled exhaust gas Ieaving the boiler by an absorption / desorption process, before the treated CO2 lean exhaust gas is released into the surroundings and the captured CC¾ is exported from the plant, wherein the exhaust gas leaving the gas turbine has a pressure of 3 to 15 bara, that the exhaust gas Is expanded to atmospheric pressure after Ieaving the CO2 capture plant. By partially expanding the exhaust gas in the gas turbine to a pressure from 3 to 15 bara, the volume of the exhaust gas is higher and the pressure is higher than in a plant operating at substantially atmospheric pressure, without the need for costly flue gas re-compression. The lower volume and higher pressure gives several
4/22 P3866NO00 advantages. The reduced volume of the gas reduces the size requirement for the carbon capture equipment. The higher pressure of the exhaust gas increases the partial pressure of CO2 and increases the efficiency and speed of the absorption process and thus the CO2 capture. The higher pressure also makes it possible, in an efficient way, to use hot potassium carbonate based absorbents. Hot potassium carbonate based absorbents are stable and non-volatile and therefore environmentally friendly / acceptable in contrast to the different amines or ammonium carbonate absorbents that are used / have been proposed for carbon capture plants.
[0010] The presently preferred pressure of the exhaust gas leaving the gas
turbine is 6 to 12 bara. The pressure is a compromise between the preferred pressure for the carbon capture and the required expansion in the gas turbine to give power for the gas turbine compressor and a temperature of the expanded gas that may be cooled further In the boiler.
[001 1] According to one embodiment, NOx in the exhaust gas is removed or substantially reduced after the exhaust gas is leaving the boiler, and before introduction into an absorber in the CO2 capture plant, introduction of a unit for NOx removal / reduction both reduces the emission of NOx from the power plant as such, and avoids problems with NOx in the carbon capture part of the plant,
[0012] According to another embodiment, the exhaust gas leaving the boiler is further cooled by heat exchanging against CO2 lean exhaust gas leaving the absorber; and wherein the GO2 lean exhaust gas thereafter is expanded over a turbine. The heat exchanging of the exhaust gas to be introduced into the absorber against the CO2 lean exhaust gas leaving the absorber, reduces the temperature of the exhaust gas to be introduced into the absorber, which is an advantage for the absorption in the stripper. Additionally, heating of the lean exhaust gas to be expanded over the turbine for expansion of lean exhaust gas, adds energy to the gas to be expanded and thus the energy output from the turbine.
[0013] According to a second aspect, the present invention relates to a combined cycle power plant with GG2 capture, comprising a gas turbine, a boiler for cooling of the exhaust gas leaving the gas turbine by generation of steam
5/22 P3866NO00 in heat tubes, a steam turbine cycle to produce electric power from the steam generated in the boiler, and a CO2 capture plant comprising an absorber adopted to bring an aqueous absorbent in eountercunrent flow to the exhaust gas to give CO2 Sean exhaust gas and a CO2 rich absorbent, an lean exhaust line for withdrawal of the Sean exhaust gas from the absorber, a rich absorbent line for withdrawing rich absorbent from the absorber and introducing the rich absorbent into a stripper for regeneration of the absorbent, a CO2 withdrawal line for withdrawal of a CO2 rich stream from the stripper, and a lean absorbent line for withdrawing regenerated, or Sean, absorbent from the stripper and introducing the lean absorbent into the absorber, wherein the gas turbine is configured for partial expansion of the exhaust gas to a pressure of 3 to 15 bara, and wherein a turbine for expanding the exhaust gas to atmospheric pressure is arranged downstream of the absorber for expanding of the exhaust gas after capture of the CO2.
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Fig, 1 is a principle drawing of a first embodiment of gas fired power plant according to the present invention,
Fig. 2 is a principle drawing of a second embodiment according to the present invention,
Fig. 3 is principle drawing of a third embodiment according to the present invention, and
Fig. 4 is a principie drawing of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed description of the invention
[0015] Figure 1 is a representation illustrating the basic concept of the present
Invention. The tiiustrated plant comprises three main parts, a gas turbine 1 , a steam turbine unit 2, and a CO2 capture plant 3.
[0016] Air is introduced via an air line 10 into a compressor 11 , 11' with an
intercooler 100 between the stages. The compressor may also be operated without intercooler 100. Compressed air is led via a line 12 and
6/22 P3866NO00 mixed with gas, such as natural gas, that is introduced in a fuel Sine 14 into a combustion chamber 13 where the gas is combusted under an elevated pressure. Typically, the pressure in the combustion chamber is in the range above 20 bar absolute, hereinafter abbreviated bara. High pressure up to above 40 bara is preferred. The combustion gas is withdrawn through a compressed exhaust tine 15 and is introduced into a turbine 16, where the gas is partially expanded, from the pressure in the combustion chamber to a pressure of 3 to 15 bara, such as typically 6 to 12 bara.
[0017] Expansion of the exhaust gas reduces the temperature of the exhaust gas, and the degree of expansion Is a compromise between the necessity of driving the compressor 11 , 11' and reducing the temperature of the exhaust gas sufficiently for the downstream equipment, and the preferred high pressure in the CO2 capture unit. Expanding the pressure from typically 42 bara 1250°C to 8.4 bara gives an outlet temperature of about 830*0, which is suitable for further external cooling fey the production of steam. I contrast, the expansion from lower pressure turbines, which operate at typically 26 bara, will give much higher outlet temperatures. As an example, expanding the pressure from typically 26 bara 12S0°C to 8.4 bara will reduce the temperature of the exhaust gas to about 940 °C which would greatly complicate the further cooling fey production of steam in an external apparatus,
[0018] The turbine 16 is connected to a generator 17 via an axle 18, for
generation of electrical power. For efficient C02 capture, the pressure at the outlet from turbine 16 should be as high as possible. This is achieved when the power from turbine 16 is just sufficient to drive compressor 11. In this case, the power from generator 17 will be smalt or zero. In this case, generator 17 may be removed. The axle 18 is illustrated as one common axle for the compressor 11 , turbine 16 and generator 17, but the skilled man will understand that special designs, not shown on the drawing, such as two axles, may be preferred to reduce the problem caused by imbalance at the axle due to the different flow in the
compressor and turbine. Most commercially available gas turbines will not be able to handle this imbalance at the axle. The inventors have identified
7/22 P3866NO00 at least one specific gas turbine having the required properties and that may tackte such imbalance, namely LMS1GQ from GE Power Systems, Houston, USA.
The exhaust gas is withdrawn from the turbine 16 in an expanded exhaust fine 19 and introduced into a boiler 20 where the exhaust gas is cooled by generation of steam in heat tubes 21 inside the pressure container of the boiler 20. Exhaust line 19 may be a double pipe where the outer pipe is insulated and kept at a relatively low temperature such as 300 t 40GaC, the annu!us between the pipes is pressurized with a flowing gas such as air with a temperature of not more than 300 to 400eC, and the inner pipe is used for the hot exhaust gas. Boiler 20 may consist of a pressure container which is kept at a relatively Sow temperature, such as 300 to 400°C for structural integrity, and an internal enclosure where the hot exhaust gas is brought in contact with the heat tubes 21. The low temperature of the pressure shell may be achieved by flowing air or a cold gas between the pressure shell and the internal heat tube enclosure, and / or by cooling the internal heat tube enclosure with water.
Steam is withdrawn from the boiler 20 though steam line 22, and is introduced into a steam turbine 23. The steam turbine 23 Is connected to a second generator 24 for generation of electrical power.
Expanded steam is withdraw from the steam generator 23 via an expanded steam line 25 and Is cooied in a cooler 26 to ascertain that the steam is condensed. A circulation pump 27 is provided to pump the condensed steam, or water, through a water line 28 and back to the heat tubes 21 in the holier 20. The skilled man will understand that preheating of the water, using waste heat or steam side draw from the steam turbine 23, and re-heat of the steam after partial expansion in steam turbine 23 before final expansion, will increase the efficiency of this cycle,
Partiy expanded and partly cooled exhaust gas, at a temperature between 250 and 450 C is withdrawn from the boiler through Sine 29.
Combustion of carbonaceous fuel in the presence of air generates NOx,
Besides its environmental effects, NOx may also be detrimental to the COi capture. A Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) unit 30 therefore arranged
8/22 P3866NO00 downstream of the boiler 20, Urea or NHs is introduced into the SCR unit and reacted with NOx over a catalyst for removal of NQx according to known technology. The temperature in the SCR unit is preferably between 250 and 450 °C . Preferred operation temperature for a SGR unit is about 350 °C. The SCR unit may be combined with a catalyst to oxidize CO to CG2.
[0024] Downstream of the SCR unit one or more heat exchangers, exhaust gas scrubbers and possibly filters are arranged. The first heat exchanger 40 is a flue gas cooling unit for cooling of the exhaust gas to below 250°C. The second Illustrated cooling unit 41 is illustrated as a countercurrent scrubber, or combined direct contact cooler and polishing unit, which is the preferred cooler as it both cools and saturates the exhaust gas with water, and removes residual contaminants such as NOx and ammonia slip from the flue gas.
[0Q25j Cooling water is introduced into the cooler 41 through recirculation pipe 42 into the cooler 41 above a contact zone 43 and brought in counter-current flow to exhaust gas that is introduced into the cooler 41 below the contact zone. Water is collected at the bottom of the cooler 41 and recycled through the recirculation pipe 42. Recirculation pipe 42 may be routed via a heat exchanger to remove excess heat, such that the fluid flowing to the top of contact zone 43 is colder than at the bottom of the contact zone. Recirculation pip 42 may a!ematively be routed directly to the top of countercurrent scrubber 51 , where it is cooled by contact with relatively dry gas from CG2 absorber column 45, via line 49, Cooling occurs because some water is vaporized into the relatively dry gas. Circulation pipe 52 is then routed to the top of countercurrent scrubber 43. In this way, the flue gas temperature may be adjusted as required for the CO2 absorber,
[0026] Cooled exhaust gas is withdrawn from the cooler 41 through a cleaned exhaust gas line 44 and is introduced into the lower part of an absorber column 45 where the exhaust gas is brought In counter-current flo with an aqueous absorbent in one or more contact zone(s) 46 inside the absorber. The aqueous absorbent is introduced into the absorber above the upper contact zone through a lean absorbent line 47.
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[0027] CO2 in the exhaust gas is absorbed by the absorbent inside the absorber to give a CO2 !aden, or rich, absorbent that is withdrawn from the bottom of the absorber 45 through a rich absorbent tine 48.
(0028] A lean exhaust gas, from which more than 50%, preferred more than
80%, of the CO2 in the exhaust gas introduced into the absorber is removed, is withdrawn through a lean exhaust gas line 49.
[0029] The pressure in the absorber is slightly lower than the pressure in the
boiler 20 due to a minor pressure drop in the SCR 30, heat exchanger 40 and direct contact cooler 41 and the lines connecting them. Preferably, the pressure drop is as smalt as possible as it is preferred that the pressure in the absorber is as high as possible. The pressure drop from boiter 20 to the absorber 45 is therefore preferably less than 1 bar, and preferably less than 0.5 such as 0.2 to 0.3 bar. This corresponds to a pressure in the absorber from 4.5 to 14.8 bara.
[0030] The combination of high pressure and high CO2 content of the exhaust gas introduced into the absorber makes it possible to reduce the volume of the absorber at the same time as hig efficiency CO2 capture is obtained. Significantly, this also enables the use of industrially proven capture equipment, without scale-up, and the use of hot potassium carbonate absorbent which in contrast to organic absorbents does not degrade by reaction with residual exhaust gas oxygen.
[0031] The aqueous absorbent used in the absorber may be an amine solution, an amino acid solution, an ammonium carbonate solution or, preferably, an oxygen tolerant hot aqueous potassium carbonate based solution. Preferably the hot aqueous potassium carbonate based solution
comprises from 15 to 35 % by weight of K2CO3 dissolved in water.
Appropriate additives may be used to increase reaction rates and to minimize corrosion. Potassium carbonate based absorbent, wit inorganic additives, are preferred as absorbent due to zero volatility and excellent chemical stability, in particular in the C02 absorber which treats flue gas with high partial pressure of oxygen. Oxygen will degrade alternative absorbents, such as virtually all organic aqueous solutions including amines, amino acids etc, at the concentrations and the temperatures of
10/22 P3866NO00 the absorber and desorber, Degradation of the absorbent will add several problems and cost elements to the operations of the plant, including additional cost of separating degraded absorbent form the bulk of the absorbent, replacing degraded absorbent and waste handling.
Degradation of absorbent may also give gaseous degradation products that may be discharged together with the GC¾ depleted exhaust gas.
Some of these emissions will be toxic and environmentally unacceptable.
[0032] In hot potassium carbonate based systems CO2 is absorbed according to the following overall reversible reaction:
(1 ) 2C03 + CO2 + H2O <--> 2 KHCO3 - AHnf * -32.29 kJ/moi C02) [0033] Lean exhaust gas is withdrawn at the top of the absorber 45 through a lean exhaust gas Sine 49 and is introduced into a washing section 50 where the lean exhaust gas is brought in countercurrent flow against washing water in a contact section 51. Washing water is collected at the bottom of the washing section through a washing water recycle line 52 and is re-introduced into the washing section above the contact section 51. Cooling in line 52 may condense water vapour from the exhaust gas, and thus preserve water. Alternatively, heating will vaporize water, Increasing the heat capacity and volume of the lean exhaust gas, and thus increasing the power produced in expander 54. Heating may be accomplished by introducing hot water from countercurrent scrubber 41 to the top of countercurrent scrubber 50, by re-directing circulation line 42 to the top of countercurrent scrubber 50, and returning the water to countercurrent scrubber 41 via Sine 52 which is then connected to the top of
countercurrent scrubber 41. Washed lean exhaust gas is withdrawn from the top of the washing section through a treated exhaust pipe 53.
[0034] The gas in the treated exhaust pipe 53 is introduced into the heat
exchanger 40 where the treated exhaust gas is heated against the hot exhaust gas leaving the SCR 30.
[0035] The thus heated and treated exhaust gas is then introduced into a gas turbine 54 where the gas is expanded to produce electrical power in a generator 55. Expanded gas is withdrawn through an expanded exhaust gas pipe 56 and is released info the atmosphere. The skilled person will
11/22 F3866NO0D understand thai residual heat in the expanded gas may be used in the steam cycle such as pre-heating of boiler water in Sine 28, for the production of additional steam to the steam turbine, or for heating water flowing to the top of countercurrent scrubber SO,
[0036] Rich absorbent, i.e. absorbent lade with CC½ is collected: at th bottom of the absorber 45 and is withdrawn there from through the rich absorbent pipe 48, as described above.
[0037] An oxygen reduction unit 73 is preferably arranged in the rich absorbent tine 48 to remove or substantially reduce the oxygen content of the rich absorbent before introduction into stripping column 81. The oxygen reduction unit is provided to reduce the oxygen content of the rich absorbent to avoid an oxygen content in the captured C02 that is too high for the intended use of the CC¾. tn most oii fields, CO2 having a too high oxygen content will not be accepted for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), which at short term will be the most probabie large scale use for captured C02.
[0038] The oxygen reduction unit may be a flash tank, where oxygen is removed from the rich absorbent by flashing over a pressure reduction valve 72. More preferably, the oxygen reduction unit 73 is a stripping unit where oxygen is removed by means of a stripping gas, most preferably nitrogen, but other inert gases such as CO2, may also be used.
[0039] The pressure in the oxygen reduction unit 73 is lower than the pressure in the absorber 46 to release oxygen. The pressure in the oxygen removal unit is, however, higher than the partial pressure of CO2 in the exhaust gas introduced into the absorber through line 44, to avoid that a substantial part of the CO2 in the rich absorbent is stripped of together with the oxygen. Typically, the pressure in the oxygen reduction unit is between 2 and 3 bara. The stripped of oxygen and any stripping gas Is withdrawn through a stripper line 74 for further treatment.
[0040] The rich absorbent leaving the oxygen removal unit 73 is thereafter
flashed over a flash vaive 60 to a pressure slight!y above 1 bara, such as 1.2 bara, before being introduced into a stripping column 61.
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[0041] One or more contact section(s) 62 is/are arranged in the stripping column 61. The rich absorbent is introduced above the upper contact section of the stripper, and countercurrent to steam introduced below the lowest contact section. Low partial pressure of CO2 in the stripper, which is the result of Sow pressure and dilution of CO2 in the stripper, causes the equilibrium in the reaction (1) above to be shifted towards left and CC¾ to be released from the absorbent.
[0042] Lean absorbent is collected at the bottom of the stripping column 61 and is withdrawn through a lean absorbent pipe 63. The lean absorbent pipe 63 is split in two, a lean absorbent reboiler pipe 64 that is heated in a reboiler 66 to give stea that is introduced as stripping gas into the stripping column through a steam line 67, and a lean absorbent recycle Sine 65 in which lean absorbent is recycled into the absorber 45.
[0043] A flash valve 68 followed by a flash tank 69 is provided In the Sean
absorbent recycle line 65 to flash the lean absorbent. The gaseous phase is withdrawn from the flash tank 69 by means of a compressor 70. The compressed and thus heated gaseous phase is introduced into the stripping column 61 as addltiona! stripping steam. The liquid phase in the stripping tank 69 is withdrawn and pumped by means of a pump 71 to boost the pressure thereof before the Siquid phase is introduced into the absorber 45 via Sine 47 as Sean absorbent.
[0044] A washing section comprising a contact section 80 and a collector piate 81 arranged below the washing section is arranged at the top section of the stripping column 61. Gas leaving the top of the (upper) contact section 62 flows through the collector piate and through the contact section 80 before being withdrawn through a CO2 withdrawal pipe 82 at the top of the stripping column 61 ,
[0045] Washing and cooling water is introduced over the washing section 80
through a washing water line 83 and is caused to flow countercurrent to the upstreaming CO2 and water vapour mixture from the contact section(s) 62 for removal of any absorbent or other impurities in the gas and for condensing water vapour, thus heating the water. The water is withdrawn from the collector plate 81 through a wash wafer return line 84. A
13/22 P3866NO00 circulation pump 85 is provided in Sine 84 to boost the pressure and facilitate the flow of the heated water before it is flashed in a flash valve 86 and introduced into a flash tank 87 to be separated in a liquid phase and a gaseous phase. Increased energy content and higher temperature of the water in wash water Sine 84 will reduce the required power for compressor 90. The wash water in line 84 may therefore be routed to utilize suitable Sow temperature waste heat after it exits collector plate 81 , but before li enters flash valve 86. Such waste heat sources may include intercoolers used in the C02 compressor train 95, waste heat from intercooler 100 and waste heat from direct contact cooler 41.
[0046] The liquid phase in flash tank 87, no cooled by the low pressure flash operation, is withdrawn throug a circulatio pump 88 and is re-circulated to the washing contact section 80. The gaseous phas is withdrawn through a compressor 90 and thereafter optionally cooled in a cooler 91 and led through a steam Sine 92 and introduced as additional stripping steam together with the steam in Sine 67. Together with steam from compressor 70, this supplies most of the steam needed for the operation of the stripping column 61 , thus minimizing the duty of reboi!er 66 and maximizing the overall system efficiency.
[0047] CO2 and residua! steam are collected at the top of the stripping column through a CQz withdrawal pipe 82. The steam and CO2 in pipe 82 is cooled in a cooler 93 and introduced into a flash tank 94, Water is collected in the bottom of the flash tank 94 and is Introduced into the water return line 83 as washing water. A water balance pipe 95 may be provided to add or remove water to pipe 83, to balance the circulating amount of water. Figure 1 shows a relatively simplified and schematic overview of the water balance in this system. In practice, maintaining water balance in the COs system is very important and may be more complex. For example, appropriate amounts of the liquid from flash tank 94 may be routed directly to the top of contact sections 62 in stripping column 61 , to the top of contact sections 46 in absorber column 45, and or to the top of contact section 51 in washing section 50.
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[0048] The gaseous phase in the flash tank 94 is withdrawn and is compressed by means of a compressor 95 befor the gas is further treated to give dry and compressed CO2 that is exported from the plant for useful applications or for deposiiion. The skilled man wiS! understand that several compressor stages and a dehydration unit may be needed, depending on the required C02 purity and delivery pressure.
[0049] Figure 2 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the present invention where an optional fuei gas line 101 is provided to suppiy fuel to the boi!er 20, which is modified by introduction of one or more burners. The fuel can be gas, oil coal bio or other fuel. The specific boiler design used will depend on the fuel. In the following description, gas fuel is assumed. According to this embodiment, boiler 20 wili first cooi the flue gas from line 19 to a temperature suitable for extra firing using the fuel gas, by heat exchange with steam coti 21. The gas is cooled to a temperature in the range 350 to 500°C, determined by the requirement for a stable flame when firing the partially oxygen depleted flue gas from line 19, where highe temperature is better, and by the objective to minimize NO formation, where lower temperature ss better. Typically, the fiue gas in line 19 contain between 2 and 13 % oxygen by volume. After firing with extra fuel gas from line 101 , the residual oxygen is reduced to below &% by volume, preferred below 4% by volume, and even more preferred 3% by volume or less. Energy from this firing is transferred to steam coii 21 , thus cooling the flue gas to between 250 and 450°C. This extra firing gives some very important effects. Steam turbine 23 will produce much more energy. The partial pressure of COa in th flue gas from boiler 20 wiS! increase significantly, greatly simplifying the CO2 capture in capture system 3. The residual oxygen in the flue gas is much reduced, reducing the amount of oxygen dissolved in the rich CO2 absorbent from CO2 absorber 45, and thus limiting the amount of oxygen that escapes into the CO2 product. Depending on the residual oxygen content in the exhaust gas leaving the boiler 20, and the requirements for the end use of the captured CO2, the oxygen reduction unit 73 may be omitted. Additionally, the amount of water vapour in the flue gas from boiler 20 increases,
15/22 P3866NO00 increasing the water condensation temperature in the f!ue gas, and thus tncreasing the amount and temperature of the energy available from cooler 41.
[0050] The 'Skilled man will also understand that the key principle of the complete process is to enable high temperature and therefore efficient power production, systems 1 and 2, in combination with pressurized exhaust gas purification, system 3, without re-compression of exhaust gas, fuel conversion or air separation. Pressurized exhaust gas purification enables the use of hot potassium carbonate based absorbent, but will also enable and enhance other CC¾ capture methods such as amines, amino acids, ammonium carbonate, membranes or dry CO2 absorbent based systems,
[0051] Table 1 below is an illustration on the input and output from an exemplary plant according to the present invention to illustrate the total efficiency obtained by the present solution. Table 1 refers to Figure 1 , without extra firing in boiler 20 from a fuel gas line 101 ,
Variable Unit Comment Numericai
Fuel gas flow kg/s — 4.57
Fuel gas HHV kJ/kg Higher heating value, includes condensation heat 53140 of water vapor formed in combustion
Fuel gas LHV kJ/kg Lower heating value excluding condensation heat 48260 of water vapor formed in combustion
Firing rate MW Gas turbine combustor, 12.4 mo!e% oxygen in flue 242.8 HHV gas.
Firing rate MW Gas turbine combustor, 12.4 moie% oxygen in flue 220.6 LHV gas.
Gas turbine air W Gas turbine ai compressor. 115 compr. duty
Gas turbine yw Expanding flue gas from combustor. 115 expander
Expander 54 MW Expanding purified flue gas 45.8
Steam turbine MW Steam turbine parameters 80 bara 565°C reheat 73.3 power to 565X, adiabatsc efficiency 92%
Gross e! Expanders and steam turbine minus gas turbine 118.8
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Table 1
[0052] Table 2 below shows the feed gas to the CO2 absorber for the exemplary plant shown in Table 1. Note the partial pressure of CO2 which is about 0.3 bara. Although much higher than for gas turbine flue gas at atmospheric pressure, this is relatively low for hot potassium carbonate based CO2 capture, where partial pressure of 0.5 bara or higher is preferred. Such Sow partial pressure may result in somewhat lower CO2 capture rate than the desired 90%. Note also the actual volume flow of gas which is very tow for a 108 IvJW system, enabiing the use of a relatively small diameter CO2 capture column.
[0053]
Variable Unit Value
Pressure bara 8.0
Temperature °C 92
Mass flow kg/s 216.5
Actual volume fiow m3/s 28.9
H20 mole fraction 0.097364
N2 mole fraction 0.732313
Ar mole fraction 0.008720
02 mole fraction 0.124829
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CO2 mole fraction 0.036775
Table 2
[0054] Table 3 below is an illustration of the input and output from an exemplary plant according to the present invention to illustrate the total efficiency obtained by the present solution. Table 3 refers to Figure 2, with fuel line 101 , which includes extra firing in boiler 20.
[0055]
Variable' Unit Comment Numerical
Fuel gas flow kg/s Total firing produces 2,5 mole% residual oxygen 10.90
Fuel gas HHV kJ/kg Higher heating value, includes condensation heat 53140 of water vapour formed in combustion
Fuel gas LHV kJ/kg Lower heating value excluding condensation heat 48260 of water vapour formed in combustion
Firing rate MW Gas turbine combustor plus co-firing, 2.5moie% 579.2 HHV oxygen in flue gas.
Firing rate MW Gas turbine combustor plus co-firing, 2,5mole% 526.1 LHV oxygen in flue gas.
Gas turbine air MW Gas turbine air compressor. 115 coropr. duty
Gas turbine MW Expanding flue gas from combustor. 1 15 expander
Expander 54 MW Expanding purified flue gas. 45.5
Steam turbine MW Steam turbine parameters 180 bara 600°C reheat 230.1 power to 8Q0CG, adiabatic efficienc 92%
Gross ei MW Expanders and steam turbine minus gas turbine 275.9 production compressor (gross el)
Power plant MW 4% of steam turbine power 9.2 parasitic
COs plant MW Includes pumps and heat pumps 8,9 parasitic
MW Compressing about 26.6 kg/s C02 (85% capture 10.3 compressor rate) from 1.0 bara to 100 bara, adiabatic
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Table 3
[0056] Table 4 below shows the feed gas to the CO2 absorber for the exemplary plant shown in Table 3. Note the partial pressure of CO2 which is about 0.7 bara. This is within the normal range for hot potassium carbonate based CO2 capture, where partial pressure of 0.5 bara or higher is preferred. Note also the actual volume flow of gas which is about the same as in Table 2, although the power production is more than doubled. The thermal efficiency, which is very high in Table 1, with both C<¾ capture and compression included, is only slightly reduced with the extra firing. Significantly, the mole fraction of oxygen in the flue gas to the CO2 absorber is much reduced.
[0057]
Table 4
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[0058] Figure 3 illustrates an embodiment based on the embodiment of figure 1 , where the gas in the treated exhaust pipe 53 after being heated in the heat exchanger 40, is further heated in heating coils 53' provided in the boiler 20, before the gas is expanded over the turbine 54. This additional heatsng of the CO2 iean exhaust gas increases the output from the turbine 54 with connected generator 55.
[0059] Figure 4 illustrates still a different embodiment of the present invention, where both the additional features of the embodiments of figures 2 and 3 are included. Additional fuel is introduced into the boi!er 20 via a fue! Sine 101 , as described for figure 2. Additionally, a heat coil 53' as described with reference to figure 3, is provided to further heat the CO2 lean exhaust gas before expansion over turbine 53.
Claims
1. A method for producing electrical power and capture CO2, comprising the
steps of:
a. introducing gaseous fuel and ah oxygen containing gas into a gas turbine to produce electrical power and an exhaust gas, b. cooling the exhaust gas withdrawn from the gas turbine by production of steam in a boiler (20),
c. introducing the cooled exhaust gas from step b) into a CO2 capture piant for capturing CO2 from the coo!ed exhaust gas by an
absorption / desorptton process, to give a CO2 rich stream that is treated further to give CO2 that is exported, and a treated CO2 lean exhaust gas,
d. releasing the treated CO2 Sean exhaust gas into the surroundings and the captured CO2 is exported from the plant,
c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n that the exhaust gas leaving the gas turbine in step a) has a pressure of 3 to 15 bara, and that the treated CO2 Sean exhaust gas from step c) is re-heated and expanded to atmospheric pressure before being released into the surroundings in step d). .
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein additiona! fuel gas is introduced into the boiler in step b) to give extra firing in the boiler.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pressure of the exhaust gas leaving the gas turbine has a pressure of 6 to 12 bara.
4. The method according to any of the preceding cSaims, wherein NQx in the
exhaust gas is removed or substantially reduced after the exhaust gas is leaving the boiler in step b) and before introduction into the absorber in the CO2 capture plant in step c).
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein NOx is removed by means of
selective catalytic reduction.
6. The method according to any of the preceding cSaims where the exhaust gas leaving the boiler is further cooled by heat exchanging against CO2 lean exhaust gas leaving the absorber, and wherein the CO2 lean exhaust gas thereafter is expanded over a turbine. 21/22 P3866NO00
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the CC¾ Sean exhaust gas being heated by heat exchange against the exhaust gas leaving the boiler, is further heated in a heat coii inserted into the boiler, before being expanded.
8. A combined cycle power plant with CO2 capture, comprising a gas turbine (1), a boiler (20) for cooling of the exhaust gas leaving the gas turbine (1 ) by generation of steam in heat tubes (21), a steam: turbine cycie (2) to produce electric power from the steam generated in the boiler, and a CO2 capture plant (3) comprising an absorber (45) adopted to bring an aqueous absorbent in countercurrent flow to the exhaust gas to give CO2 lean exhaust gas and a CO2 rich absorbent, a Sean exhaust line (49) for withdrawal of th lean exhaust gas from the absorber (45), a rich absorbent line (48) for withdrawing rich absorbent from the absorber (45) and introducing the rich absorbent into a stripper (61) for regeneration of the absorbent, a CO2 withdrawal line (82) for withdrawal of a GO2 rich stream from the stripper (61), and a lean absorbent line (47) for withdrawing regenerated, or lean, absorbent from the stripper (61 ) and introducing the Sean absorbent into the absorber (45),
c h a a c t e i s e d i n that the gas turbine (1) is configured for partial expansion of the exhaust gas to a pressure of 3 to 1 S bara, and wherein a turbine (54) for expanding the exhaust gas to atmospheric pressure is arranged downstream of the absorber (45) for expanding of the exhaust gas after capture of the CO2,
9. The plant according to claim 8, wherein an extra fuel line (101) is provided to deliver additional fuel to a burne in the boiler (20) for adding temperature to the exhaust gas therein.
10. The plant according to claim 7 or 8, wherein a selective catalytic reduction unit (30) is arranged to remove NOx from the cooled exhaust gas withdrawn from the boiler (20).
1 1. The plant according to claim 8, 9 or 10, wherein a heat exchanger (40) is
arranged to coot the exhaust gas before introduction into the absorber (45), against CO2 lean exhaust gas withdrawn from the absorber (45) before the lean exhaust gas is introduced into the turbine (54). 22/22 P3866NO00
12. The plant according to claim 11 , wherein a heat coil (53') is inserted into the boiler for further heating of the COa Sean exhaust gas leaving the heat exchanger (40).
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